Implement database persistence with SQLLite4Unity3D to carry inventory items across game sessions

Create basic UI elements for the game, inventory, menu, and settings

Perform location and content searches against the Google Places API

Enhance the game’s mood by adding visual shader effects

Extend the game by adding multiplayer networking and other enhancements

About

The heyday of location-based augmented reality games is upon us. They have been around for a few years, but the release of Pokémon Go was a gamechanger that catalyzed the market and led to a massive surge in demand. Now is the time for novice and experienced developers alike to turn their good ideas into augmented reality (AR) mobile games and meet this demand!

If you are keen to develop virtual reality games with the latest Unity 5 toolkit, then this is the book for you. The genre of location-based AR games introduces a new platform and technical challenges, but this book will help simplify those challenges and show how to maximize your game audience.

This book will take you on a journey through building a location-based AR game that addresses the core technical concepts: GIS fundamentals, mobile device GPS, mapping, map textures in Unity, mobile device camera, camera textures in Unity, accessing location-based services, and other useful Unity tips. The technical material also discusses what is necessary for further development to create a multiplayer version of the game. At the end, you will be presented with troubleshooting techniques in case you get into trouble and need a little help.

Features

Create your own augmented reality game from scratch and join the virtual reality gaming revolution

Use the latest Unity 5 VR SDK to create pro-level AR games like Pokémon Go

Innovate and explore the latest and most promising trend of AR gaming in the mobile gaming industry

Authors

Micheal Lanham

Micheal Lanham is a proven software architect with 20 years' experience of developing a range of software, including games, mobile, graphic, web, desktop, engineering, GIS, and machine learning applications for various industries. In 2000, Micheal began working with machine learning and would later use various technologies for a broad range of apps, from geomechanics to inspecting pipelines in 3D. He was later introduced to Unity and has been an avid developer and author of multiple Unity apps and books since.

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